Hitchhiker : for librarians in New Mexico. #1530 (January 5, 2004)

# 1530
For
Librarians in
New Mexico
The Hitchhiker is available upon re quest on com put er
disc, cassette tape, in braille, or in large print. It may
also be seen on the State Library WEB site: http:
// www. stlib. state. nm. us.
The HITCH HIKER is published weekly by the New
Mexico State Library, a division of the Offi ce of Cul tur al
Affairs, 1209 Camino Carlos Rey, Santa Fe, NM 87505.
Send news items to Robert Upton, EDITOR. ☎ 505- 476-
9764, FAX 505- 476- 9761.
January 5, 2004
STATE LIBRARY BUILDING NAMED FOR
FORMER GOVERNOR
On Friday, December 12, Governor Bill Rich-ardson
renamed the building that houses the New Mexi-co
State Library and the New Mexico State Records and
Archives the Garrey Carruthers State Library Building.
Garrey Carruthers, presently the Dean of the College
of Business Administration and Economics at the New
Mexico State University in Las Cruces, was governor of
New Mexico from 1987 through 1990.
In a formal ceremony, Governor Richardson
stated, “ There is no New Mexican more deserving of
such an honor and no building more appropriate to name
for Governor Carruthers than the State Library. It’s a
place of learning, history, knowledge, and imagination
– all things close to Governor Carruthers’ heart. He was
a key reason we were able to pass the two constitutional
amendments implementing true educational reform in
New Mexico.”
Carruthers studied agriculture at NMSU and
went on to earn a Master’s degree in Agricultural Eco-nomics
and a Ph. D. in Economics at Iowa State Univer-sity
before returning to NMSU to teach. He was called
upon by President Gerald Ford to serve as a White
House Fellow and President Reagan named him as As-sistant
Secretary of the Interior.
He returned to New Mexico to run for Governor
in 1986. He won, becoming the fi rst Republican Gov-ernor
in 16 years. After leaving offi ce, he founded the
Cimarron Health Plan, starting with 170 doctors and
4,000 members. Cimarron has since grown into one
of New Mexico’s key HMOs with nearly 150,000 plan
members.
BRIEFINGS
Memorial “ Affi rming Civil Rights and Liberties.”
At the regular and special legislative sessions in 2003,
New Mexico narrowly missed enacting a memorial
that protects against the unconstitutional effects of the
federal USA Patriot Act ( see HH # 1489, # 1500, # 1508).
The New Mexico Library Association has joined the
American Civil Liberties Union ( ACLU) and dozens
of other organizations to mobilize as a statewide coali-tion
in support of the civil liberties memorial. The next
Coalition in Support of Civil Liberties/ Civil Rights
meeting will take place Saturday January 10, at 1 p. m.
in the IBEW meeting room on 4921 Alexander Blvd.
NE, ( West of I- 25 & North of Montaño), Albuquerque.
Speakers will address the importance of the memorial
and will strategize about the upcoming session.
Preparations in 2003 put these groups in good
standing for getting the memorial through the New
Mexico Senate at the regular legislative session in Janu-ary
2004. On the fi nal day of the special legislative ses-sion,
the New Mexico House of Representatives passed
a memorial “ Affi rming Civil Rights and Liberties; De-claring
Opposition To Federal Measures That Infringe
On Civil Liberties.” The memorial, introduced by Rep.
Max Coll, passed with a 38- 22 vote. Peter Simonson,
Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties
Union of New Mexico, applauded the passage of the
memorial and explained that “ this is a crucial moment
in the struggle for civil liberties. Evidence is emerging
that the Department of Justice did not need the powers
it claimed under the USA Patriot Act, and that many
of those powers are now being used in garden- variety
criminal cases rather than to protect us against terror-ism.”
This memorial critiques the USA Patriot Act
2
( USAPA) and asks state authorities to refrain from
violating civil rights in anti- terror investigations. It
declares the House’s belief that the government should
protect the public from terrorist attacks in a rational
and deliberative fashion. It states that national security
and preservation of liberty are not in inherent confl ict.
This memorial does not interfere with the ability of law
enforcement to investigate and arrest for terrorism. It
only asks that authorities carry out those functions in
observance of the rights under the New Mexico and
U. S. constitutions.
The memorial’s passage in the House this past
fall is in step with sentiments across the country. In
the midst of the holiday season by mid- December, over
230 communities across the nation had passed pro- civil
liberties, anti- USA Patriot Act resolutions. In October
of 2002, Santa Fe was the fi rst community to do so in
New Mexico. This trend continued as resolutions were
passed in: Socorro, Rio Arriba County, Taos, Aztec,
Farmington, Albuquerque, Las Vegas, Grant County,
Los Alamos County, Bayard and most recently Silver
City. People are currently working to pass resolutions
in Valencia County, Las Cruces and Gallup. Profession-al
associations have passed resolutions in New Mexico
as well, including the: American Association of Univer-sity
Women, New Mexico Library Association, and the
New Mexico Municipal League.
Shenna Bellows of the National ACLU Safe and
Free Campaign has worked with the coalition to help
promote the memorial. In October, she came to New
Mexico to do a series of radio and press interviews and
to meet with legislators to promote the bill. She brings
us insight from what is going on at the national level
and recently had this to say, “ This was a tremendously
successful year on the part of activists. Just one year
ago, not a single bill had been introduced that would
have in any way addressed the USAPA. As a direct
result of resolutions all over the country and as a result
of people from librarians to gun owners to liberals to
conservatives speaking out against the federal govern-ment’s
power grab, we saw not just one bill but multiple
bills ( at least 15) that in some way addressed different
aspects of the USAPA. Perhaps most signifi cantly, the
SAFE Act was introduced with three Republican co-sponsors:
Craig ( R- ID), Crapo ( ID), Sununu ( NH)) and
four Democrats: Durbin ( IL), Wyden ( OR), Feingold
( WI), and Bingaman ( NM). The SAFE Act demon-strates
that the issue is truly a bipartisan one. It also
demonstrates the nature of the debate. We’re not look-ing
to repeal the Act but rather, to fi nd a sensible way to
fi x the Act to bring it back in line with the Constitution
and preserve both safety and freedom for all.”
Many of New Mexico’s elected offi cials have
come out strongly against the sweeping controversial
provisions of the USA Patriot Act. In an October press
release, Governor Richardson and Attorney General
Patricia Madrid announced their support of the memo-rial.
Richardson explained that “ It is important, espe-cially
now that Congress is evaluating the impact of the
Patriot Act, that we send the message that New Mexico
opposes the infringement of civil rights and liberties.
The United States can fi ght the war against terrorism
without eroding America’s precious freedoms.”
In 2003, Americans were polled on how they
view the state of their cherished civil liberties. One in-teresting
USA TODAY/ CNN/ Gallup poll results show a
change in attitude from January 2002 to April 2003. By
2003, 64 percent of Americans polled believed that the
government should take steps to prevent terrorism but
not to the extent that civil liberties are violated. To read
more about this poll go to http:// www. usatoday. com/
news/ polls/ tables/ live/ 2003- 04- 24- iraq- poll- results. htm.
In a survey conducted by Belden Russonello & Stewart
in November, four states were selected and voters were
randomly sampled. New Mexico was one of the four
states surveyed. The results show that voters are at odds
with some of the actions taken by the government and
believe that parts of the Patriot Act go too far in eroding
basic freedoms. Also, civil liberties are a concern for
voters in the upcoming presidential election. Voters are
more likely to support a candidate who questions the
sweeping nature of the USA Patriot Act, as opposed to a
candidate who praises it.
Whether you wish to join the coalition or just fi nd out
more about its work and the ACLU’s Safe and Free
Campaign, you may attend the next coalition meeting
where strategies for the upcoming session and related
developments in New Mexico will be discussed. This
is a crucial moment in the struggle for civil liberties.
Evidence is emerging that the Department of Justice did
not need the powers it claimed under the Patriot Act.
Attitudes in Congress are changing. NMLA’s Legisla-tion
& Intellectual Freedom Committee and the ACLU
asks your support in seizing this moment and helping
3
New Mexico declare its opposition to infringements of
civil rights in the name of “ anti- terrorism.”
Tips on successful management of meetings.
Start off the year right by considering some new meet-ing
techniques. Valerie Nye, Public Library Consultant
with the Library Development Services Bureau at the
New Mexico State Library wanted to share the follow-ing
tips on successful management of meetings with
Hitchhiker readers.
􀀹 The Agenda – A week before a meeting, call
upon the board or committee to submit items
for an agenda. Have written agendas for every
meeting and distribute them before the meet-ing.
Make note on the agenda the items that
require an action or decision during the meet-ing.
Consider creating a timed agenda that lists
a time period next to every agenda item so that
meeting participants know approximately how
much time has been allotted for each item. For
example: introductions- 5 minutes, reports- 10
minutes, discussion of new library building- 30
minutes.
􀀹 Prepare – Instead of reading reports and minutes
at the meeting, distribute written reports and
minutes prior to the meeting. During the meet-ing
reports and minutes can be discussed and ap-proved,
but time can be saved when participants
have read the material ahead of time.
􀀹 Ground Rules - Working with your committee
or library board, create a list of ground rules the
group agrees to abide by during every meeting.
Ground rules allow groups to discuss contro-versial
or diffi cult issues in an understanding
environment. Ground rules might include: stick
to the agenda, challenge the idea not the speaker,
respect the views of others, come to meetings
prepared, disagree with respect, every one par-ticipates.
􀀹 Parking Lot – A parking lot is a list of issues that
are “ parked” on a list to be added to the next
meeting agenda or to be addressed by a commit-tee.
During meetings, people often begin to dis-cuss
ideas or issues that are not on the agenda.
In order to acknowledge the speaker and his or
her ideas, create a parking lot for these ideas to
they can be discussed at a later date.
􀀹 Evaluation – Following each meeting have the
participants evaluate how the meeting went.
The group should list the positive aspects of the
meeting and the aspects they would like to see
changed for the next meeting. Evaluations can
and should touch on every aspect of the meeting.
For example: the moderator kept the meeting
going on time, we need a bigger meeting space,
coffee should be available during the meeting,
and I didn’t get the agenda that was mailed to
me.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
E- Rate applications due. Libraries planning to apply
for E- Rate telecommunications funding for Year 2004
have only until February 4 to submit their Form 471.
January 7 was the last possible date to post Form 470
online in order to meet the 28- day fi ling requirement
and to submit a complete Form 471 by the window clos-ing
date. Those who posted the Form 470 online by that
date are reminded that they must still accomplish all of
the following on February 4:
􀀹 Select a service provider
􀀹 Sign a contract ( except for non- contracted tar-iffed
and month- to- month services)
􀀹 Submit a complete Form 471.
The Universal Service Administrative Company
( USAC), which administers the E- Rate funds, requires
that the following materials associated with Funding
Year 2004 Forms 471 must be received by 11: 59 p. m.
EST on February 4, or postmarked on or before Febru-ary
4, 2004 in order for the request to receive consider-ation
as inside the window. These materials are:
4
Hitchhiker
New Mexico State Library
1209 Camino Carlos Rey
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Non- Profi t Org.
U. S. Postage
PAID
SANTA FE
Permit No. 375
􀀹 The Form 471 itself ( whether online or paper)
􀀹 The Block 6 certifi cation of the Form 471 with the signature of the authorized person ( whether online or paper)
􀀹 The Block 5 certifi cation of any Form 470 cited in a Funding Year 2004 Form 471 with the signature of the autho-rized
person ( whether online or paper).
If you submit your Form 471 or your Form 471 certifi cation on paper, you are advised to keep proof of the
date of mailing. If an application is placed in a drop- off box, the postmark date may be after the drop- off date if the
last pickup of the day has already occurred. For more information, please refer to Proof of Postmark or Delivery http://
sl. universalservice. org/ reference/ ProofPostmarkDelivery. asp posted in the Reference Area of the USCA web site.
For additional information, go to the USAC web site at http:// sl. universalservice. org or call toll- free 1- 888- 203-
8100.
Opera display. Mesa Public Library is hosting an exhibit by the Santa Fe Opera of costumes, props, objects, set maquettes,
and design materials including working drawings, renderings, and photos from recent productions. During the month of
January, materials from Cosi Fan Tutte, The Magic Flute, Intermezzo, An Italian Girl in Algiers, Katya Kabanova, Madame
Mao, Tosca, and The Marriage of Figaro will be presented. This will be a great opportunity for library patrons, community
members, and visitors to have a fi rst hand look at what goes into making the rich and enchanting illusion of a world renowned
opera production. Take a “ back stage tour” while visiting this exceptional show on the third fl oor at the Mesa Public Library
Gallery.
There will be several lectures/ gallery talks by Santa Fe Opera Technical Director Paul Horpedahl and staff members
available for visitors of all ages to attend. Dates and times will be announced. There will also be an opening reception and
gallery talk on Thursday, January 8, from 6 to 8 p. m. Don’t miss this great exhibit, which will run from January 6 through
31. The gallery will be open during regular library hours: Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 5 p. m., Monday- Thursday from 10
a. m. to 9 p. m., and on Friday from 10 a. m. to 6 p. m.

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# 1530
For
Librarians in
New Mexico
The Hitchhiker is available upon re quest on com put er
disc, cassette tape, in braille, or in large print. It may
also be seen on the State Library WEB site: http:
// www. stlib. state. nm. us.
The HITCH HIKER is published weekly by the New
Mexico State Library, a division of the Offi ce of Cul tur al
Affairs, 1209 Camino Carlos Rey, Santa Fe, NM 87505.
Send news items to Robert Upton, EDITOR. ☎ 505- 476-
9764, FAX 505- 476- 9761.
January 5, 2004
STATE LIBRARY BUILDING NAMED FOR
FORMER GOVERNOR
On Friday, December 12, Governor Bill Rich-ardson
renamed the building that houses the New Mexi-co
State Library and the New Mexico State Records and
Archives the Garrey Carruthers State Library Building.
Garrey Carruthers, presently the Dean of the College
of Business Administration and Economics at the New
Mexico State University in Las Cruces, was governor of
New Mexico from 1987 through 1990.
In a formal ceremony, Governor Richardson
stated, “ There is no New Mexican more deserving of
such an honor and no building more appropriate to name
for Governor Carruthers than the State Library. It’s a
place of learning, history, knowledge, and imagination
– all things close to Governor Carruthers’ heart. He was
a key reason we were able to pass the two constitutional
amendments implementing true educational reform in
New Mexico.”
Carruthers studied agriculture at NMSU and
went on to earn a Master’s degree in Agricultural Eco-nomics
and a Ph. D. in Economics at Iowa State Univer-sity
before returning to NMSU to teach. He was called
upon by President Gerald Ford to serve as a White
House Fellow and President Reagan named him as As-sistant
Secretary of the Interior.
He returned to New Mexico to run for Governor
in 1986. He won, becoming the fi rst Republican Gov-ernor
in 16 years. After leaving offi ce, he founded the
Cimarron Health Plan, starting with 170 doctors and
4,000 members. Cimarron has since grown into one
of New Mexico’s key HMOs with nearly 150,000 plan
members.
BRIEFINGS
Memorial “ Affi rming Civil Rights and Liberties.”
At the regular and special legislative sessions in 2003,
New Mexico narrowly missed enacting a memorial
that protects against the unconstitutional effects of the
federal USA Patriot Act ( see HH # 1489, # 1500, # 1508).
The New Mexico Library Association has joined the
American Civil Liberties Union ( ACLU) and dozens
of other organizations to mobilize as a statewide coali-tion
in support of the civil liberties memorial. The next
Coalition in Support of Civil Liberties/ Civil Rights
meeting will take place Saturday January 10, at 1 p. m.
in the IBEW meeting room on 4921 Alexander Blvd.
NE, ( West of I- 25 & North of Montaño), Albuquerque.
Speakers will address the importance of the memorial
and will strategize about the upcoming session.
Preparations in 2003 put these groups in good
standing for getting the memorial through the New
Mexico Senate at the regular legislative session in Janu-ary
2004. On the fi nal day of the special legislative ses-sion,
the New Mexico House of Representatives passed
a memorial “ Affi rming Civil Rights and Liberties; De-claring
Opposition To Federal Measures That Infringe
On Civil Liberties.” The memorial, introduced by Rep.
Max Coll, passed with a 38- 22 vote. Peter Simonson,
Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties
Union of New Mexico, applauded the passage of the
memorial and explained that “ this is a crucial moment
in the struggle for civil liberties. Evidence is emerging
that the Department of Justice did not need the powers
it claimed under the USA Patriot Act, and that many
of those powers are now being used in garden- variety
criminal cases rather than to protect us against terror-ism.”
This memorial critiques the USA Patriot Act
2
( USAPA) and asks state authorities to refrain from
violating civil rights in anti- terror investigations. It
declares the House’s belief that the government should
protect the public from terrorist attacks in a rational
and deliberative fashion. It states that national security
and preservation of liberty are not in inherent confl ict.
This memorial does not interfere with the ability of law
enforcement to investigate and arrest for terrorism. It
only asks that authorities carry out those functions in
observance of the rights under the New Mexico and
U. S. constitutions.
The memorial’s passage in the House this past
fall is in step with sentiments across the country. In
the midst of the holiday season by mid- December, over
230 communities across the nation had passed pro- civil
liberties, anti- USA Patriot Act resolutions. In October
of 2002, Santa Fe was the fi rst community to do so in
New Mexico. This trend continued as resolutions were
passed in: Socorro, Rio Arriba County, Taos, Aztec,
Farmington, Albuquerque, Las Vegas, Grant County,
Los Alamos County, Bayard and most recently Silver
City. People are currently working to pass resolutions
in Valencia County, Las Cruces and Gallup. Profession-al
associations have passed resolutions in New Mexico
as well, including the: American Association of Univer-sity
Women, New Mexico Library Association, and the
New Mexico Municipal League.
Shenna Bellows of the National ACLU Safe and
Free Campaign has worked with the coalition to help
promote the memorial. In October, she came to New
Mexico to do a series of radio and press interviews and
to meet with legislators to promote the bill. She brings
us insight from what is going on at the national level
and recently had this to say, “ This was a tremendously
successful year on the part of activists. Just one year
ago, not a single bill had been introduced that would
have in any way addressed the USAPA. As a direct
result of resolutions all over the country and as a result
of people from librarians to gun owners to liberals to
conservatives speaking out against the federal govern-ment’s
power grab, we saw not just one bill but multiple
bills ( at least 15) that in some way addressed different
aspects of the USAPA. Perhaps most signifi cantly, the
SAFE Act was introduced with three Republican co-sponsors:
Craig ( R- ID), Crapo ( ID), Sununu ( NH)) and
four Democrats: Durbin ( IL), Wyden ( OR), Feingold
( WI), and Bingaman ( NM). The SAFE Act demon-strates
that the issue is truly a bipartisan one. It also
demonstrates the nature of the debate. We’re not look-ing
to repeal the Act but rather, to fi nd a sensible way to
fi x the Act to bring it back in line with the Constitution
and preserve both safety and freedom for all.”
Many of New Mexico’s elected offi cials have
come out strongly against the sweeping controversial
provisions of the USA Patriot Act. In an October press
release, Governor Richardson and Attorney General
Patricia Madrid announced their support of the memo-rial.
Richardson explained that “ It is important, espe-cially
now that Congress is evaluating the impact of the
Patriot Act, that we send the message that New Mexico
opposes the infringement of civil rights and liberties.
The United States can fi ght the war against terrorism
without eroding America’s precious freedoms.”
In 2003, Americans were polled on how they
view the state of their cherished civil liberties. One in-teresting
USA TODAY/ CNN/ Gallup poll results show a
change in attitude from January 2002 to April 2003. By
2003, 64 percent of Americans polled believed that the
government should take steps to prevent terrorism but
not to the extent that civil liberties are violated. To read
more about this poll go to http:// www. usatoday. com/
news/ polls/ tables/ live/ 2003- 04- 24- iraq- poll- results. htm.
In a survey conducted by Belden Russonello & Stewart
in November, four states were selected and voters were
randomly sampled. New Mexico was one of the four
states surveyed. The results show that voters are at odds
with some of the actions taken by the government and
believe that parts of the Patriot Act go too far in eroding
basic freedoms. Also, civil liberties are a concern for
voters in the upcoming presidential election. Voters are
more likely to support a candidate who questions the
sweeping nature of the USA Patriot Act, as opposed to a
candidate who praises it.
Whether you wish to join the coalition or just fi nd out
more about its work and the ACLU’s Safe and Free
Campaign, you may attend the next coalition meeting
where strategies for the upcoming session and related
developments in New Mexico will be discussed. This
is a crucial moment in the struggle for civil liberties.
Evidence is emerging that the Department of Justice did
not need the powers it claimed under the Patriot Act.
Attitudes in Congress are changing. NMLA’s Legisla-tion
& Intellectual Freedom Committee and the ACLU
asks your support in seizing this moment and helping
3
New Mexico declare its opposition to infringements of
civil rights in the name of “ anti- terrorism.”
Tips on successful management of meetings.
Start off the year right by considering some new meet-ing
techniques. Valerie Nye, Public Library Consultant
with the Library Development Services Bureau at the
New Mexico State Library wanted to share the follow-ing
tips on successful management of meetings with
Hitchhiker readers.
􀀹 The Agenda – A week before a meeting, call
upon the board or committee to submit items
for an agenda. Have written agendas for every
meeting and distribute them before the meet-ing.
Make note on the agenda the items that
require an action or decision during the meet-ing.
Consider creating a timed agenda that lists
a time period next to every agenda item so that
meeting participants know approximately how
much time has been allotted for each item. For
example: introductions- 5 minutes, reports- 10
minutes, discussion of new library building- 30
minutes.
􀀹 Prepare – Instead of reading reports and minutes
at the meeting, distribute written reports and
minutes prior to the meeting. During the meet-ing
reports and minutes can be discussed and ap-proved,
but time can be saved when participants
have read the material ahead of time.
􀀹 Ground Rules - Working with your committee
or library board, create a list of ground rules the
group agrees to abide by during every meeting.
Ground rules allow groups to discuss contro-versial
or diffi cult issues in an understanding
environment. Ground rules might include: stick
to the agenda, challenge the idea not the speaker,
respect the views of others, come to meetings
prepared, disagree with respect, every one par-ticipates.
􀀹 Parking Lot – A parking lot is a list of issues that
are “ parked” on a list to be added to the next
meeting agenda or to be addressed by a commit-tee.
During meetings, people often begin to dis-cuss
ideas or issues that are not on the agenda.
In order to acknowledge the speaker and his or
her ideas, create a parking lot for these ideas to
they can be discussed at a later date.
􀀹 Evaluation – Following each meeting have the
participants evaluate how the meeting went.
The group should list the positive aspects of the
meeting and the aspects they would like to see
changed for the next meeting. Evaluations can
and should touch on every aspect of the meeting.
For example: the moderator kept the meeting
going on time, we need a bigger meeting space,
coffee should be available during the meeting,
and I didn’t get the agenda that was mailed to
me.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
E- Rate applications due. Libraries planning to apply
for E- Rate telecommunications funding for Year 2004
have only until February 4 to submit their Form 471.
January 7 was the last possible date to post Form 470
online in order to meet the 28- day fi ling requirement
and to submit a complete Form 471 by the window clos-ing
date. Those who posted the Form 470 online by that
date are reminded that they must still accomplish all of
the following on February 4:
􀀹 Select a service provider
􀀹 Sign a contract ( except for non- contracted tar-iffed
and month- to- month services)
􀀹 Submit a complete Form 471.
The Universal Service Administrative Company
( USAC), which administers the E- Rate funds, requires
that the following materials associated with Funding
Year 2004 Forms 471 must be received by 11: 59 p. m.
EST on February 4, or postmarked on or before Febru-ary
4, 2004 in order for the request to receive consider-ation
as inside the window. These materials are:
4
Hitchhiker
New Mexico State Library
1209 Camino Carlos Rey
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Non- Profi t Org.
U. S. Postage
PAID
SANTA FE
Permit No. 375
􀀹 The Form 471 itself ( whether online or paper)
􀀹 The Block 6 certifi cation of the Form 471 with the signature of the authorized person ( whether online or paper)
􀀹 The Block 5 certifi cation of any Form 470 cited in a Funding Year 2004 Form 471 with the signature of the autho-rized
person ( whether online or paper).
If you submit your Form 471 or your Form 471 certifi cation on paper, you are advised to keep proof of the
date of mailing. If an application is placed in a drop- off box, the postmark date may be after the drop- off date if the
last pickup of the day has already occurred. For more information, please refer to Proof of Postmark or Delivery http://
sl. universalservice. org/ reference/ ProofPostmarkDelivery. asp posted in the Reference Area of the USCA web site.
For additional information, go to the USAC web site at http:// sl. universalservice. org or call toll- free 1- 888- 203-
8100.
Opera display. Mesa Public Library is hosting an exhibit by the Santa Fe Opera of costumes, props, objects, set maquettes,
and design materials including working drawings, renderings, and photos from recent productions. During the month of
January, materials from Cosi Fan Tutte, The Magic Flute, Intermezzo, An Italian Girl in Algiers, Katya Kabanova, Madame
Mao, Tosca, and The Marriage of Figaro will be presented. This will be a great opportunity for library patrons, community
members, and visitors to have a fi rst hand look at what goes into making the rich and enchanting illusion of a world renowned
opera production. Take a “ back stage tour” while visiting this exceptional show on the third fl oor at the Mesa Public Library
Gallery.
There will be several lectures/ gallery talks by Santa Fe Opera Technical Director Paul Horpedahl and staff members
available for visitors of all ages to attend. Dates and times will be announced. There will also be an opening reception and
gallery talk on Thursday, January 8, from 6 to 8 p. m. Don’t miss this great exhibit, which will run from January 6 through
31. The gallery will be open during regular library hours: Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 5 p. m., Monday- Thursday from 10
a. m. to 9 p. m., and on Friday from 10 a. m. to 6 p. m.